GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| cohorts | companion |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |